Free Texts Pose Threat to Carriers

Release Date ‎Oct 9, 2011‎ in New York Times

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Apple's iMessage: What to expect, good and bad CBS News - 11 Oct, 2011 Every year, two trillion text messages are sent in the US alone, and that can get expensive. But there may be a game-changing moment Wednesday. Apple plans to roll out iMessage, a free service that's a hybrid of texting and instant messaging. ...
Blog this on: TIME - 11 Oct, 2011 Apple is poised to introduce iMessage �" essentially “free text messaging” �" in iOS 5. Is it the end of the text message as we know it? Perhaps, but not quite yet. The thought of an app on your phone that lets you communicate with others for free, ...
Apple to launch iMessage on Wednesday CBS News - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ iMessage will deliver conversations to all your available devices--if, for example, you have an iPad and an iPhone. (CBS) - More than two trillion text messages are sent every year in the United States alone. And most of those texts are not the free ...
Texting time for carriers Sydney Morning Herald - Jenna Wortham - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ At a time when email and many other forms of electronic communication are essentially free, wireless carriers are still charging as much as 20¢ to send a text message to a phone, and another 20¢ to receive it. There are now several ways to bypass text ...
Companies fret as paying to text becomes passe Economic Times - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎ At a time when email and many other forms of electronic communication are essentially free, wireless carriers are still charging as much as 20 cents to send a text message to a phone, and another 20 cents to receive it. Paying so much to transmit a ...
	Apple's iMessage said to undermine carrier's profits Ubergizmo - Tyler Lee - 11 Oct, 2011 One of the defining features of Blackberry devices was their Blackberry Messenger (BBM) system, which allowed Blackberry users to communicate with other Blackberry users for free over WiFi or mobile internet. Now it looks like Apple has decided to take ...
Carriers Worry iMessage Will Destroy Their SMS Texting Business Cult of Mac - Ed Sutherland - 11 Oct, 2011 As the number of voice calls have dwindled, mobile carriers now rely on text messaging as a profit center. Now that source of revenue is under attack as Apple prepares to release iOS 5 and iMessage, ...
iMessage Could Introduce a Change in the Way People Text Marketing Vox News - 11 Oct, 2011 Apple plans to unveil its iMessage service on Wednesday as part of its updated iOS 5 - a development that could shake up the telecom industry, perhaps profoundly, if consumers become accustomed to free texting. With it, iPhone and iPad users can send ...
Apple to launch iMessage on Wednesday Zimbabwe Telegraph - 11 Oct, 2011 By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT iMessage will deliver conversations to all your available devices�"if, for example, you have an iPad and an iPhone. (CBS) �" More than two trillion text messages are sent every year in the United States alone. ...
	Carriers to lose profit, iOS 5′s iMessage blamed Product Reviews - Peter Chubb - 11 Oct, 2011 With the release of iOS 5 just two days' away, carriers around the world are all ready to lose a profit because of one small feature, iMessage. The reason why this is pretty obvious really, as iPhone users will be able to message each other for free ...
	New Apple iMessage Makes Texting Free ... for a Price The Stir - Maressa Brown - 11 Oct, 2011 With the advent of the iPhone, Apple forever changed the way we use cellphones. Now, it seems like they're hoping to overhaul how we send text messages. On Wednesday, Apple will launch iMessage, which is an app that allows you to send unlimited texts ...
Apple's free iMessage expected to undermine carriers' high-profit SMS business Apple Insider - Chris Smith - 11 Oct, 2011 Apple's upcoming free messaging application iMessage in iOS 5 will likely disrupt wireless carriers' thriving SMS texting business when it arrives on Tuesday, according to multiple analysts. iMessage, a new app launching as part of iOS 5 ...
	Apple to Launch Free, Unlimited Texting App International Business Times AU - 11 Oct, 2011 Apple Inc. is launching the iMessage on Wednesday that will allow users of devices running on the company's mobile operating system to chat SMS-style for free and without limit. The iMessage, which was introduced in Apple's Worldwide Developers ...
Cheaper Ways To Text Are Coming Consumer Affairs - Mark Huffman - 11 Oct, 2011 Sending text messages is old-fashioned, expensive and very, very popular. Those three ingredients are combining to produce cheaper �" even free �" ways to do it. On Wednesday Apple plans to roll out iMessage, a cross between texting and instant messaging ...
	Free texting apps hurt carriers' bottom line Digitaltrends.com - 11 Oct, 2011 This just in: People would rather send each other messages for free than pay exorbitant prices for SMS messaging plans, and wireless carriers are beginning to feel the heat. An increasing number of apps that allow users to send messages to one another ...
Are Carriers About To Lose All Profits From Texting? RedOrbit - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ Wireless carriers may soon be losing one of its biggest cash cows with the advent of new features from the latest iPhone advancement. Apple's iMessage feature will combine most, if not all of the current text messaging programs you are currently using, ...
	Here Are The Pricey Texting Plans That Will Get You Excited For iMessage Business Insider - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ It enables users to send unlimited text, photo, and video from iPhone to iPhone for free. Think of it as Apple's response to BBM. It's bound to shake up the world of paid texting, especially when you consider that this is what carriers are charging, ...
	iMessage Coming This Week: A Wake-Up Call for Wireless Carriers International Business Times - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ By IBTimes Staff Reporter \| October 10, 2011 7:56 AM EDT Wireless carriers in the US, who are earning as much as 20 cents for sending and another 20 cents for receiving a text message, are worried that this profitable source of revenue will no longer ...
	Apple iMessage could hurt mobile carriers TG Daily - Mark Raby - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ When Apple launches iMessage, a free alternative to traditional text messaging, it could have a damaging impact on mobile carriers. The carriers still charge outrageous fees for texting - as much as 20 cents per message. Of course, anyone who texts ...
The Best iPhone 4S Plans by Carrier Technologizer - Doug Aamoth - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ With three carriers now selling the iPhone, your options have gotten a bit more complex as far as monthly service plans go. We'll take a look at which carrier's plans are best for cheapskates, ...
	Apple's iMessage may make a dent in carriers' revenue TopNews New Zealand - Avinash Tripathi - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ Some wireless carriers fear that Apple's iMessage service, which was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, could hurt their bottom line. With iMessage, users of iOS devices will be able to chat with one another just like they would ...
	Will Apple's iMessage Hurt Mobile Carriers? Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - ‎Oct 10, 2011‎ On Wednesday the 12th of October Apple will launch the latest version of its mobile OS, iOS 5, and one of the major new features in iOS 5 is iMessage, which is basically a cost free replacement for text messages. There are already a number of different ...
	Free Texting Services a Threat to Mobile Carriers? [Telcos Like AT&T, Sprint ... TFTS (blog) - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎ Apple is all set to release iOS 5, which will include the new iMessage messaging service. Carriers are afraid that wide adoption of such technologies will erode their SMS revenues. Text messaging is a $20 billion industry annually, and that's just in ...
	Free texts to hurt carriers' bottom line? CNET - Steven Musil - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎ Apple plans to launch a new platform Wednesday that could put a big dent in wireless carriers' bottom line. Introduced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, iMessage lets ...